Gardening advice today comes in all shapes, sizes, and formats: books, magazines, websites, classes, DVDs, clinics, television and radio shows. Neighbors, friends, family and colleagues also often weigh in (invited or not!) with strong opinions or conflicting recommendations.  When a problem arises, the average gardener can be as overwhelmed and confused by the “solutions” as by the problem itself.

To speed up your search for tried-and-true answers, the PMG Reference Desk highlights a few of our favorite resources.  We hope you’ll visit the Reference Desk whenever you have a gardening question. If you prefer to talk to a human being, please tap into the expertise offered by our Horticulture Help Desk, which is staffed during the gardening season by Master Gardeners. For details about the Help Desk and other PMG offerings, click on PMG Resources.........Happy Gardening!

PMG Resources:  Services offered by Piedmont Master Gardeners   
Virginia Resources:  Help tailored to the needs of Virginia gardeners 
PMG Bookshelf:  A selection of our favorite dog-earred tomes
Gardening Orgs:  Where to find kindred gardening spirits 
Gardening Forums:  Online gardening communities  
Garden Pests: Help with managing pesky plants and critters  
Maps, Databases and Plant Lists: Zone maps, plant culture and more       
Garden History: A few interesting resources for history buffs   
Other Resources: Miscellaneous items that might be of interest

PMG Members: Please send suggestions for additions to the Reference Desk to the
 PMG webmistress.